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Sarasota, FL cityscape

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Sarasota

fl · metro 262k

photo: Jeffrey Eisen / pexels

a dispatch from

sarasota

FL

27.34°N

82.54°W

Sarasota is the home of the Ringling Brothers Circus (the museum is wild, and yes, there's a vintage clown college history), and Siesta Key's beach is regularly named the best in America for its pure quartz sand. The cultural scene is heavy for a Florida city of its size (theater, opera, art museum). Gulf sunsets here are the brochure shot. The food scene has caught up to the city's wealth and the retirees' time.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$95

the monthly cost of moving past Milwaukee

Sarasota edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

41% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee

vs 6.27% in Milwaukee

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$95 less than Milwaukee

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$423k

7% more expensive than Milwaukee

vs $394k in Milwaukee

05metro size

262k

vs 1.6M in Milwaukee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Milwaukee keeps to 149 pleasant days a year.

But the calendar thins out: Milwaukee stays 23.3× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

3% lower than Milwaukee

vs 61/100 in Milwaukee

Closest outdoor draw: Myakka River State Park, 15.9 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

2% lower than Milwaukee

vs 98/100 in Milwaukee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

80% fewer than Milwaukee

vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

see also

myrtle beach

more flight options

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see also

wilmington

$71/mo cheaper

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see also

pensacola

$369/mo cheaper

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compare sarasota with:

Myrtle BeachWilmingtonPensacola